Martinsburg gazette. (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-28

Quilted the library she found NJ. SEASONS
valet at the door. He turned aside and
made no remark. and she passed on in
silence. On reaching the apartments oc-
cupied by herself and her husband, she
found her children busy packing. She
placed the revolver behind vase on the
mantelpiece without being observed.
When NJ. Sasson I'd home in the
evening he found hfsa kgdse deserted.
The valet told him that his wife and
children had departed together, having
first packed several trunks, which they
had taken with them.
II saw madame go to your bureau in
the library, = the valet said at the ,conclu-
sion OF his story.
NJ. Sasson went to the library and ex-
amined the bureau.
MY revolver has been removed, /" he
said.
81 saw madame quit the library, 7 the
valet said, ssholding by her side some
thing which was concealed by the drap-
cry"
In the evening Nine. Sasson discov-
cred that she had left large sum of
money in her boudoir. She had imme-
date need of this sum, and how to get it
was the subject of much thought. She
determined to say nothing of it to her
children for fear Charles should insist
upon going to their former residence for
it, and thus perhaps be brought into col
lision with his father. Finally she de-
vised scheme. She had the keys of the
side entrance to the garden and of pri-
vate entrance from the garden to the
house. She thought that in the darkness
she could easily find admission to
the dwelling-house, reach unpre-
ceived the boudoir, procure the
money, and return without any
ones being the wiser for her adven-
ture. To get her children out Of the
way she suggested that they should visit
her brother, who resided mile away,
and communicate to him the step she had
taken. As soon as they were gone she
Quilted her sisters house unknown to
any one but her maid, whom she had
taken with her, and, procuring cab,
went to within hundred yards of her
former residence in the Boulevard de
Neuilly. Directing the driver to wait
for her return she went toward the
dwelling, opening the gate into the gar
den with caution; she left it a.ar and
crossed the lawn to side door. This
she also lett ajar, being afraid that the
closing of it might arouse the inmates.
Without difficulty or molesta.ion she as
cended the stairs and succeeded in get
ting possession of the money. She quit
ted the house, still leaving the side door
ajar, but on passing out of the garden
she closed the gate and hastily walked
toward the cab She reached her sisters
house before her children returned and
without her absence having been no
ticed.
The next morning M. Sasson failed to
call for his valet as usual After waiting
for so ne time, according to the Wallets
statement. he went to, his masters apart
ment and found him lying in bed with q
bullet hole in his head. On the coyerlet
lay his revolver. His watch and purse
were missing. His wardrobe had been
ransacked and his escritoire broken open.
There was no doubt that the assassin had
been at work
The Judge Of Instruction and his of
ficers investigated the case and arrived
at the conclusion that murder and rob-
berry had been done.
Inc valet told WnaL ne knew ABOUT the
family troubles and the fact of Nine.
Sasson and her children having left their
home the previous day on account of
what had passed between monsieur and
his wife and son. Then the valet re-
lated the incident Of the revolver.
But how had any ono entered the
house9 Jean Chauban, the valet, testi-
fed that early in the morning, as he was
taking the milk at the garden floor, he
observed that the side door of the house